Which is MSU's top team? This squad has a good argument:
EAST LANSING — Not only can the Spartans play a good game, they can talk one, too.
You'd have to be living in a cave not to understand the standout seasons both the Michigan State University football and basketball teams are enjoying.
But did you know that the MSU has a pair of debaters who are ranked among the top three university teams in the country?
And that the MSU Debate Team has won national championships three times in the last 11 years?
The confluence of high rankings for all three MSU teams is at least rare and may be a first in the country, said Will Repko, head coach for the debate team.
A few weeks ago, an MSU social media push capitalized on it, with a triage of photos from debate, hoops and football teams when all three were in the top 5 rankings. (It's higher now – all three are in the top 3.)
It was a classic pairing of nerds and jocks.
A top-ranked MSU debater, Margaret Strong, 21, laughed about the image calling the casual snapshot of her and her debate partner, Tyler Thur, "awkward."
They were sandwiched between Lourawls Nairn, point guard, and Connor Cook, the quarterback.
"As embarrassing as it is, I love that people care about the debate team, and I love that people at other schools can't just write MSU off as a party school or a sports school," Strong said. "MSU is a serious academic institution...."
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